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luck·y

1   [luhk-ee]
adjective, luck·i·er, luck·i·est.
1.
having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
2.
happening fortunately: a lucky accident.
3.
bringing or foretelling good luck, or supposed to do so: a lucky penny.
Origin:
1495–1505; luck + -y1

Related forms
luck·i·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. favored. See fortunate. 3. auspicious, propitious, favorable.

Antonyms
1. unfortunate.

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lucky (ˈlʌkɪ)
 
—adj , luckier, luckiest
1.  having or bringing good fortune
2.  happening by chance, esp as desired
 
'luckily
 
—adv
 
'luckiness
 
—n

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lucky
c.1500, of persons; 1540s, of actions or objects;" from luck + -y (2). Related: Luckiest. Lucky break dates from 1938.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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